illico presto
\i.li.kɔ pʁɛs.tɔ\
The verdict
“illico presto” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Immédiatement, très rapidement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-illico-presto · illico presto · French
illico presto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | illico presto |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \i.li.kɔ pʁɛs.tɔ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
illico presto is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \i.li.kɔ pʁɛs.tɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Immédiatement, très rapidement.".
No misspelling variants are generated for illico presto in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is illico presto, spelled I-L-L-I-C-O- -P-R-E-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Immédiatement, très rapidement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how illico presto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je vous le fais illico presto.
[…] subtil distinguo dont je me fais fort de tirer illico presto maints développements divertissants et vertigineux ; mais l’heure est grave et je dois poursuivre […]
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.